Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition

Name: Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition
Brand: University of California Press
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Michael Barbour Todd Keeler-Wolf Allan A. Schoenherr(Herausgeber*in)

University of California Press

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Erschienen am 17. Juli 2007

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Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Preface
1. The History of Vegetation Classification and Mapping in California
Introduction
Early Mapping Efforts
Large Regional Remote Sensing Efforts
Vegetation Classification in California
Integrated Vegetation Mapping and Classification
Developments and Future Directions
2. Climate, Paleoclimate, and Paleovegetation
Introduction
Modern Climate
Tertiary Climate Change and Development of California Vegetation
Summary of Tertiary-Quarternary Climate and Vegetation Change
Areas for Future Research
3. California Soils and Examples of Ultramafic Vegetation
California Soils
Soil Taxonomy
A Medium for Plant Growth
Geography of Soils in California
Ultramafic Vegetation
4. Nonnative Plants of California
Introduction
History
Invasibility of Californian Habitats
Control of Nonnative Invasive Plants and Restoration of California's Native Habitats
Summary
5. Estuarine Wetlands
Introduction
Abiotic and Biotic Forcing Factors
Distribution of Estuarine Wetland Systems
Management and Conservation Issues
Areas for Future Research
6. Beach and Dune
Introduction
Geologic Processes
Vegetation of the Beach
Vegetation of Nearshore Dunes
Vegetation of Backdunes
Naturalized Vegetation
Physiological Ecology
Conservation
Areas for Future Research
7. Northern Coastal Scrub and Coastal Prairie
Introduction
Northern Coastal Scrub
Coastal Prairie
Areas for Future Research
8. Sage Scrub
Introduction
Environmental Relationships
Community Composition and Structure
Ecophysiology
Disturbance Regimes
Restoration
Areas for Future Research
9. The California Channel Islands
Introduction
Overview of Flora and Vegetation
Scrub Vegetation Types
Island Chaparral
Valley and Foothill Grassland
Woodland and Forest
Wetlands
Conservation and Restoration
Areas for Future Research
10. Forests of Northwestern California
Introduction to the Region's Floristic Richness
Conifers with Limited Ranges
The Broad Forest Pattern
The Parent Material Factor
Terrain and Forests
Dynamics of Northwestern Forests
Summary: Classification, Conservation, Restoration, and Areas for Future Research
11. Closed-Cone Pine and Cypress Forests
Introduction
Cypress Forests
Pine forests
Areas for Future Research
12. Oak Woodlands and Forests
Introduction
California Oak Woodland Communities
Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Oak Woodland Sustainability
Oak Woodland Ecosystem Processes
Conservation and Restoration Issues
Economic Values and Utilization of Oak Woodlands
Areas for Future Research
13. Chaparral
Introduction
Biogeographical Patterns
Fire
Community and Ecosystem Processes
Evolutionary and Geological History
Areas for Future Research
14. Valley Grassland
Introduction
Replacement of the Original Grassland
The Annual Grassland
Conservation and Restoration Issues
Areas for Future Research
15. Vernal Pools
Introduction
Landforms, Geologic Formations and Soils
Hydrology and Water Chemistry
Distribution
Evolution of the Vernal Pool Flora
Autecology
Vegetation Zonation
Vegetation Classification
Conservation and Management
Restoration and Mitigation
Areas for Future Research
16. Riparian Vegetation of the Great Valley
Introduction
Ecosystem Processes and Landscape Characteristics
Historical and Contemporary Management
Vegetation Ecology
Conservation and Rehabilitation
Directions for Future Research
17. Montane and Subalpine Vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges
The Sierra Nevada
The Cascade Range
Productivity and Carbon and Nutrient Cycles
Conservation and Restoration
Areas for Future Research
18. Southern California Conifer Forests
Introduction to the Distribution and Species Composition of the Region's Forest
Historical Descriptions
Water Relations and Microclimate
Fire, Forest Dynamics, and Biogeography
Disturbance from Insects, Pathogens, and Air Pollutants
Catastrophic Dieback in Record Drought
Forest Decline or Punctuated Equilibrium
Areas for Future Research
19. Alpine Vegetation
Introduction
Floristic Relationships of the High Sierra Nevada
Treeline
Vegetation Patterns
Areas for Future Research
20. Transmontane Coniferous Vegetation
Introduction
Mountain Juniper Woodlands
Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
Desert Montane and Subalpine Woodlands
Subalpine Woodland
Areas for Future Research
21. Sagebrush Steppe
Introduction
Characteristics of Vegetation
Environmental Relations
Succession
Native Animals
Plant Communities
Areas for Future Research
22. Mojave Desert Scrub Vegetation
Introduction
Analysis of Mojave Vegetation
General Vegetation Types of the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert Vegetation Age, Persistence and Conservation
Areas for Future Research
23. Colorado Desert Vegetation
Introduction
Vegetation
Growth Form and Physiological Response
Areas for Future Research
Epilogue
Species Index
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